helping you to create success in your own screenwriting ventures through the study of the masters. Time management, strengthening a script, knowing what to write about, and how to pitch your screenplay are a few of the treasures you'll learn here.



You've heard of such movies as 'Rain Man,' 'Die Hard,' 'Forrest Gump,' 'Little Women,' and 'Con Air.' The list goes on. The writers of these and many more, discuss all the things that come up in the process of writing a screenplay. They offer hints, tips, advice, and invite you into their own writing worlds. You'll finish this book with more understanding and much inspiration.

how I felt a kinship with these writers. They are actual writers, while I am merely an aspiring one. Despite that difference, I found it comforting yet inspiring to know that fame and fortune doesn't change the process, and the feelings associated with writing in any way.

get to work! Write!

as though I stand a chance in this big world of screenwriting. It's tough to break into, but I felt inspired that I may just have what it takes after all.

Karl Iglesias is a story analyst and developmental executive for a large number of production companies. His expertise is apparent in this well-crafted, well-written book.

this book gives you the sense that you're on the right track. Even if there are elements that on some level, you already knew--reading them here gives them new life, and more personal meaning.

I loved this paragraph introducing what this book is about. You can find this on page xiv in the section entitled "Fade In."



"This book is not intended to replace any of the books on craftsmanship. As Robert McKee says, 'No one needs a recipe book to reheat Hollywood leftovers.' Whereas the more than one hundred books on the craft attempt to teach the reader what to do, this book outlines, by asking those who are already doing it successfully, how to do it."

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